... before and 2 days after vaccination. They underwent an intravenous primed constant infusion of l -[1- 13 C]leucine for 4 h. Plasma protein concentrations, whole-body amino acid fluxes and acute-phase protein synthesis were determined. 3. Plasma concentrations of fibrinogen, α 1 -acid glycoprotein...

... and the diminution in protein synthesis without limiting the acute-phase protein synthesis in liver and without deleterious effect on outcome [28]. This beneficial effect was obtained concomitantly with an increase in food intake and therefore a better nutritional supply to the liver. Moreover, our study clearly...

...Kaj Metsärinne; Frej Fyhrquist; Carola Grönhagen-Riska 1. Renin substrate (RS) and certain serine protease inhibitors share structural homology. Previous studies have shown that RS may be an acute-phase protein. 2. This prospective study was carried out to monitor plasma RS and other components...